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Impacts of Mobile Learning Application on Student Clinical Performance (UCLA & Immersify)

Thursday, 21st August 2025 - 14:00 to 14:45
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Timezone: 

Dublin (IST, UTC+1)

Venue: 

Maharry Auditorium TCDBS

Session type: 
Type 4: Organised, planned and delivered by an external group without input from ADEE
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Session synopsis: 
This study aims to see if a mobile phone-based learning app can improve student performance while on clinical rotation.

We will measure change in student performance using a 14-point clinical skills assessment already in use to see if using the mobile-based learning app improves student performance on the assessment compared to historical data when students were not using the app. Our hypothesis is that student use of the application prior to undergoing clinical rotations may increase certain clinical performance metrics. We specifically investigated the effects of the app on students’ ability to prescribe oral medications. Analysis indicated a significant improvement in students’ scores on prescribing ability after intervention.

Programme: 

TBC

Chair: 

Kyle Tupaz

Director of UCLA Community-Based Clinical Education program
UCLA

Kyle Tupaz is the Fund Manager for the Community Based Clinical Education (CBCE) program at UCLA School of Dentistry. He completed his undergraduate studies at UC Davis and his Master’s in Public Administration at Golden Gate University . Kyle oversees the financial, production, and evaluation data of the CBCE program as well day-to-day operations. He also uses his analytics background to assist with research projects aimed at improving the educational experience of dental students.

Speakers: 

Kelly Vitzthum

Director of Community-Based Clinical Education
UCLA School of Dentistry

Dr. Kelly Vitzthum is the Director of Community-Based Clinical Education and a Health Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry. She joined the faculty in January 2023, and serves in both the Section of Public and Population Health (Division of Oral and Systemic Health Sciences) and the Section of Special Patient Care and Maxillofacial Prosthetics (Division of Regenerative and Reconstructive Sciences). She received her MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, DDS from the UCLA School of Dentistry, and completed a general practice residency at UCLA.

Steve Lee

Associate Dean of Student Services
UCLA School of Dentistry

Dr. Steve Lee is Associate Dean of Student Services, the Director of the Professional Program for International Dentists (PPID), and a Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He received his DDS from the UCLA School of Dentistry as well. He assists the Community-Based Clinical Education (CBCE) program with placing students at sites that are aligned with their clinical skills and professional interests.

Rose Malki

First-year dental student and research assistant
UCLA School of Dentistry

Rose Malki is a first-year dental student and research assistant with the Community Based Clinical Education (CBCE) program at UCLA School of Dentistry. She completed her undergraduate studies at UCLA, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology. Rose's current research investigates the potential of mobile learning applications in dental clinical education.

Learning Outcomes: 

The session aims to:

  • Discuss implementation of mobile-based learning in a clinical rotation to improve student performance  
  • Share best practices for implementing mobile-learning application 

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